Big is NOT beautiful

Is "big is beautiful" something we should embrace? With diabetes on the rise, with pre-diabetes on the rise, with heart disease on the rise, and obesity becoming a scary epidemic. Should we really be embracing this? I dont know how a size 22 can be considered healthy. I understand that there are women who will never be a size 6, I also understand that there are women who are naturally a size zero. But, I dont know of any woman at a size 22 who is healthy. This means there is more pressure on the heart to pump, to work, higher risks of heart attacks and strokes, and more pressure on your joints. Is this picture just something that makes women feel better about themselves? Even women with thyroid issues and medical issues should still maintain their health by eating right and exercising, regardless of the results.

Is "big is beautiful" something we should embrace? With diabetes on the rise, with pre-diabetes on the rise, with heart disease on the rise, and obesity becoming a scary epidemic. Should we really be embracing this? I dont know how a size 22 can be considered healthy. I understand that there are women who will never be a size 6, I also understand that there are women who are naturally a size zero. But, I dont know of any woman at a size 22 who is healthy. This means there is more pressure on the heart to pump, to work, higher risks of heart attacks and strokes, and more pressure on your joints. Is this picture just something that makes women feel better about themselves? Even women with thyroid issues and medical issues should still maintain their health by eating right and exercising, regardless of the results.

Do you think telling people they aren't beautiful at any size helps them lose weight? It just perpetuates guilt. One of the ways some people are motivated to start taking care of themselves and make their health, eating habits, and exercise a priority is to first accept their body as it is. If you can start taking pride in it where you are, you start to care about taking care of it more. Instead of lamenting that you might as well not try because you will never get to the ideal that you perceive would make you happy.

Do you think telling people they aren't beautiful at any size helps them lose weight? It just perpetuates guilt. One of the ways some people are motivated to start taking care of themselves and make their health, eating habits, and exercise a priority is to first accept their body as it is. If you can start taking pride in it where you are, you start to care about taking care of it more. Instead of lamenting that you might as well not try because you will never get to the ideal that you perceive would make you happy.

Even women with thyroid issues and medical issues should still maintain
their health by eating right and exercising, regardless of the results.

That is true. My grandmother did all of that, with diabetes and other health problems, couldn't walk, but still managed to eat well and exercise with bar bells in her seat. Really, to no avail. She passed away over weight but tried so hard, it just wouldn't happen.

So yes, I feel it is something we should embrace. I have seen this picture before and thought it was beautiful. I know the U.S has some of the biggest most unhealthy people, but not everyone who is bigger, is big just because of diet alone. I know people who struggle with weight issues.

It's not all in what you eat, exercise etc. Some people are born with a higher metabolism, some not so lucky. It's all in the DNA. I was one of the lucky ones, I can eat anything all the time and stay regulated with my weight.

Not all obese/bigger people eat fast food and sit around all day. Most of the overweight people I know have low metabolism, thyroid problems etc. I feel a lot of people look down on obese people and it's just not right because no one knows what that person really goes through. If they are happy to embrace their weight, let them be. It's not easy for everyone, and everyone is different.

Now, for people who are overweight and continue to eat unhealthy and not exercise, well I feel bad for them, but it is their life.

Even women with thyroid issues and medical issues should still maintain
their health by eating right and exercising, regardless of the results.

That is true. My grandmother did all of that, with diabetes and other health problems, couldn't walk, but still managed to eat well and exercise with bar bells in her seat. Really, to no avail. She passed away over weight but tried so hard, it just wouldn't happen.

So yes, I feel it is something we should embrace. I have seen this picture before and thought it was beautiful. I know the U.S has some of the biggest most unhealthy people, but not everyone who is bigger, is big just because of diet alone. I know people who struggle with weight issues.

It's not all in what you eat, exercise etc. Some people are born with a higher metabolism, some not so lucky. It's all in the DNA. I was one of the lucky ones, I can eat anything all the time and stay regulated with my weight.

Not all obese/bigger people eat fast food and sit around all day. Most of the overweight people I know have low metabolism, thyroid problems etc. I feel a lot of people look down on obese people and it's just not right because no one knows what that person really goes through. If they are happy to embrace their weight, let them be. It's not easy for everyone, and everyone is different.

Now, for people who are overweight and continue to eat unhealthy and not exercise, well I feel bad for them, but it is their life.

Whatev, she is saying that by making it publicly acceptable to be obese that people will be less likely to work to be at a healthy weight. Its not beautiful. Ive been heavy before and let me tell you... It didnt matter what anyone else said i knew better. I felt horrible. Get off yo arse and fix it!!!

Whatev, she is saying that by making it publicly acceptable to be obese that people will be less likely to work to be at a healthy weight. Its not beautiful. Ive been heavy before and let me tell you... It didnt matter what anyone else said i knew better. I felt horrible. Get off yo arse and fix it!!!

Is the size 22 woman healthy? I am almost positive she's not. I do not see how that automatically means that someone else couldn't find her beautiful or that she shouldn't be comfortable in her own skin. To me beautiful speaks only about physical and sexual attraction. To that extent there are a lot of men into large women and some fetishes that revolve around fat worship etc. physical beauty and health do not go hand in hand for me.

Is the size 22 woman healthy? I am almost positive she's not. I do not see how that automatically means that someone else couldn't find her beautiful or that she shouldn't be comfortable in her own skin. To me beautiful speaks only about physical and sexual attraction. To that extent there are a lot of men into large women and some fetishes that revolve around fat worship etc. physical beauty and health do not go hand in hand for me.

Look at our runway models. They set the "official" standard of beauty, but they are a far cry from the average woman. High fashion represents what the average woman is not; as soon as people really started to get fat, who became the top supermodel? Kate Moss. And an era of 90 pound models was ushered in as the average American woman got bigger.

Look at our runway models. They set the "official" standard of beauty, but they are a far cry from the average woman. High fashion represents what the average woman is not; as soon as people really started to get fat, who became the top supermodel? Kate Moss. And an era of 90 pound models was ushered in as the average American woman got bigger.

I don't really think pictures like this really change how a person sees themselves. How you perceive yourself comes from within. I think someone might look at this picture and smile a bit, and maybe for a second feel like someone else knows what it's like to have a body like theirs, but then you face yourself in the mirror again and no matter how good the picture on the computer made you feel for that moment, how you feel about yourself from the inside out is going to determine whether you look into that mirror and tear yourself apart or love what you see.

I don't really think pictures like this really change how a person sees themselves. How you perceive yourself comes from within. I think someone might look at this picture and smile a bit, and maybe for a second feel like someone else knows what it's like to have a body like theirs, but then you face yourself in the mirror again and no matter how good the picture on the computer made you feel for that moment, how you feel about yourself from the inside out is going to determine whether you look into that mirror and tear yourself apart or love what you see.

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